Elizabeth Furse: “Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Wise substitute. I want to commend my colleagues, the gentleman from West…”

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Wise substitute. I want to commend my colleagues, the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. Wise] and the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Price] for their efforts and good counsel in this endeavor. I also want to pay tribute to my classmate, the gentleman from North Dakota [Mr. Pomeroy]. He is a credit to the freshman class. Mr. Chairman, yesterday and again today we have heard a lot about the past, about the tremendous debt we have shamefully amassed, and it is true, we have amassed a debt. However, Mr. Chairman, the social security fund is not part of that debt. It has a surplus. Therefore, it should be kept out of this constitutional budget issues. Mr. Chairman, I agree with my colleagues who say we need a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, but I think we must be sure that we do it both honestly and wisely. That is why I am going to support the Wise-Price-Pomeroy-Furse constitutional amendment to balance the budget.”